Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Attendees joined Olga for a fun hour of journaling activities designed to help express gratitude and channel creative spirit. Facilitator: Olga Katsovskiy, MHA, is a Program Manager in the Endocrine Unit at MGH. She has a BS in...
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Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity.
Fun Fridays: Finger Labyrinth Meditation
Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Labyrinths have been used as “walking meditations” since ancient times. Finger labyrinths are small labyrinths designed to be “walked” by tracing the path with one finger to the center and back out on the same path. Mary showed...
Fun Fridays: Doodling
Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Doodle Escapes are five minutes doodle breaks. Whether you’re at your desk for 10 hours on virtual calls or a student feeling stressed out or parent who is looking for ways to engage your kids—these creative exercises give...
Fun Friday: Chair/Office Yoga
Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Laura Malloy, LICSW, guided a gentle, relaxing yoga session that can be done in the comfort of your own office or home. Participants practiced relaxing breathing techniques and mindful movements to help relieve physical tension, quiet their mind...
Fun Friday: Music Scales
Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. How many music scales do you know? There are a lot more than major or minor scales! Can you identify them when you listen to music? Joo Park discussed various music scales that make a system in music...
Fun Fridays- Eight Active Ingredients of Tai Chi©
Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Barry Friedman, Eight Active Ingredients of Tai Chi© certified teacher, explored the traditional principles of Tai Chi in this relaxed, informal and experiential session. Regular practice of this gentle “meditation in motion” leads to more vigor and flexibility,...
Fun Fridays: Building Community through Dungeons & Dragons
Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Stephanie gave an introduction to Dungeons & Dragons and other table-top roleplaying games. These games create entertainment that inspires creativity, sparks passion, forges friendships, and fosters communities around the globe. Stephanie introduced Dungeons & Dragons and her own...
Fun Fridays: Yoga at Your Desk
Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. This lively 60-minute webinar offered a refreshing breathing technique, stretches and awareness of proper body alignment to focus your mind and restore your balance. “Yoga at Your Desk” is great for people that spend a lot of time...
Fun Fridays: Painting Demonstration with Patricia Nolan-Brown (Troods)
Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Artist Patricia Nolan-Brown painted a floral bouquet, demonstrating her favorite way to paint – which anyone can learn! Painting can be a form of joyful meditation once you let go of expectations. Patricia Nolan-Brown, BA (aka Troods) is...
Fun Fridays: Cooking with Nicolette
Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Not a chef? Not a problem. Nicolette Maggiolo, RD, provided a brief presentation on nutrition and mental health. Then she whipped up some fun refreshing recipes live from her kitchen to show the audience how quick and simple...